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<div><h1 class="article-title">How do I pin a topic in Conversations?</h1></div>
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    <p>Pin a topic to the conversations area of the page so that it will display to all site participants that visit the Conversations tool. Pinning allows instructors to bring attention to important topics that matter to the whole class. </p>
<p><em><strong>Note</strong></em>:</p>
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<li>You must possess the correct permissions to pin a topic</li>
<li>Topic pinning must be toggled on within the site</li>
<li>You cannot pin individual answers or comments: only the whole topic.</li>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Go to the Conversations tool.</h2>
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    <p>Select the <strong>Conversations</strong> tool from the Tool Menu of your site. </p>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Click on a topic.</h2>
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    <p>Click on a topic in the topic list.</p>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Click Pin.</h2>
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    <p>In the topic area of the page, click <strong>Pin</strong>.</p>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Verify the pinned topic.</h2>
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    <p>Pinned topics appear in a separate section at the top of the topic list. A pin icon (<strong>This topic has been pinned</strong>) also displays near the title of the topic in the conversations area of the page.</p>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Unpin a topic.</h2>
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    <p>To unpin a pinned topic, begin by clicking on the topic in the topic list. </p>
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    <p>In the topic area of the page, click <strong>Unpin</strong>.</p>
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    <p>You may also pin or unpin a topic by editing the topic and selecting or deselecting the <strong>Pinned</strong> option in the topic settings.</p>
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